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Tantalus Range Legends

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By Johnny Foon April 1,1999, Eric Pehota and I felt that the latest wave of late season storms pounding into the Tantalus range from the pacific may have left the East Face of Tantalus in rideable condition. Bruce Rowles Read More →

Mike Douglas EMBEDDED - The Master Cut

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Whistler’s own Mike Douglas spent last week living up at the top of Whistler Mountain and filing daily video dispatches chronicling the experience for a project called “Embedded: The Inside Story of Whistler Blackcomb.” This is the final installment; Read More →

Early Season Powder Turns on Blackcomb

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It’s official: La Niña is back. Early October, local pro skiers, Mike Douglas and Callum Pettit, and pro snowboarder, Mercedes Nicoll, had a chance for some pre-season product testing on the Blackcomb Glacier: Powder Turns on Whistler Blackcomb Oct Read More →

Eric Pehota's little Logan

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Certain factors can prove advantageous for a young freeskier in his pursuit of a pro career. Living a short drive from Whistler-Blackcomb is one of them. Growing up with big-mountain ski pioneer Eric Pehota as your dad is another. Read More →

Epic riding conditions continue in B.C.’s South Coast Mountains

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Mr. Coffee, Chris Ankeny and J Foon ventured into Valley X on a questionable weather day only to find cold blower pow,stable snow and way epic riding. Being closer to the Eastern side of the range and Lillooet this Read More →

Whistler Peak Chair Madness

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Record crashes of epic magnitude were witnessed the day of March 16, 2011. Just waiting in line at Peak was entertaining because everyone was hucking… Fortunately while everyone was skiing Petr Basel was documenting the whole show from the Read More →

Whistler Implements Guest Height Restriction

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Whistler Blackcomb has instituted a new height restriction for all skiers and riders due to the area’s prodigious, record-breaking snowfall this season. The policy is intended to prevent guests from drowning in the bottomless pow. To that end, the Read More →

Blake Jorgenson's Early Season at Whistler Blackcomb

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Whistler-based ski photographer, Blake Jorgenson, shows us what Early Season is about at Whistler Blackcomb.

Whistler Opens Early

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La Niña and the incredible Olympic legacy snowmaking infrastructure at Whistler Blackcomb have created a winter wonderland. To celebrate, Whistler Mountain will open on Friday, November 19. “New snow and low freezing levels, along with the hard work of Read More →

Whistler Setting Powder Records

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Winter is far from over at Whistler Blackcomb after a powerful March storm dumped 60cm/23 inches of snow in the last 48 hours, priming the slopes for an epic Easter long weekend of skiing and riding. The 2009.2010 season Read More →

Whistler Receives 53 CM Bringing Total to Over 12 Metres

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Whistler Blackcomb is currently experiencing deep winter conditions with the latest system bringing 53 centimetres (21 inches) of snow to the area. This brings the total snowfall count for the season to 12 metres (39 feet), putting this winter Read More →

Whistler Blackcomb Tops Lists - 13 Years and Counting

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For the 13th year in a row, readers at one of North America’s premier ski magazines, SKIING, have ranked Whistler Blackcomb their choice for No. 1 resort and the resort they want to ski more than anywhere else. FREESKIER Read More →